Posted by Goro on 02/13/06 18:59

r wiley wrote:
> I'll pass until this shakes itself out. I don't plan to buy two
> different new players and I won't buy a DVD that can't be played
> on either computer or DVD player.
>
> HP, Dell, Sony, Panasonic, MGM, Disney, and EA are backing
> Blu-Ray.
>
> Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Paramount, Universal, and Warner
> are backing HD-DVD.
>
> Neither is compatible with the other. HD-DVD is said to be
> backward compatible with current DVD's. No current player
> will play the new formats.
>
> Until one of the new formats reaches critical mass, providers
> will have to make content available on the current format DVD's
> if they want to sell any.

IIRC Paramount and WB have committed to BOTH formats. I believe
Universal is the sole HD-DVD-Only holdout.

-goro-

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